John F Kennedy High School
4545 Wenig Rd Ne
Cedar Rapids IA, 52402, Linn County
Phone: 319-558-2251
Ranking: 
(25 out of 205, top 12%)*
(25 out of 205, top 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cedar Rapids Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 99 | 104 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 104 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,730 | 1,716 | 1,767 | 1,760 | 1,767 | 1,788 | 1,813 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 502 | 29.0% | 441 | 25.7% | 482 | 27.3% | 390 | 22.2% | 460 | 26.0% | 475 | 26.6% | 496 | 27.4% |
| Grade 10: | 415 | 24.0% | 471 | 27.4% | 408 | 23.1% | 464 | 26.4% | 458 | 25.9% | 491 | 27.5% | 451 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 437 | 25.3% | 394 | 23.0% | 443 | 25.1% | 466 | 26.5% | 461 | 26.1% | 431 | 24.1% | 429 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 376 | 21.7% | 410 | 23.9% | 434 | 24.6% | 440 | 25.0% | 388 | 22.0% | 391 | 21.9% | 437 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 854 | 49.4% | 851 | 49.6% | 899 | 50.9% | 912 | 51.8% | 934 | 52.9% | 925 | 51.7% | 927 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 876 | 50.6% | 865 | 50.4% | 868 | 49.1% | 848 | 48.2% | 833 | 47.1% | 855 | 47.8% | 882 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 60 | 3.5% | 52 | 3.0% | 54 | 3.1% | 48 | 2.7% | 50 | 2.8% | 56 | 3.1% | 46 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 2.5% | 36 | 2.1% | 38 | 2.2% | 33 | 1.9% | 30 | 1.7% | 40 | 2.2% | 40 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 128 | 7.4% | 138 | 8.0% | 143 | 8.1% | 142 | 8.1% | 130 | 7.4% | 141 | 7.9% | 126 | 6.9% |
| White: | 1,442 | 83.4% | 1,443 | 84.1% | 1,501 | 84.9% | 1,526 | 86.7% | 1,549 | 87.7% | 1,545 | 86.4% | 1,591 | 87.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 2.5% | 33 | 1.9% | 16 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 353 | 20.4% | 178 | 10.4% | 352 | 19.9% | 297 | 16.9% | 290 | 16.4% | 277 | 15.5% | 256 | 14.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 4.0% | 32 | 1.9% | 88 | 5.0% | 78 | 4.4% | 80 | 4.5% | 83 | 4.6% | 66 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.51 | 16.45 | 16.87 | 17.05 | 17.19 | 17.50 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.71% | 83.59% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.79% | 83.89% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.50% | 83.75% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.65% | 86.10% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.6% | 57.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.4% | 42.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.0% | 27.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.0% | 72.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,143.0 | $43,813.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,831.0 | $33,988.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,585.0 | $47,498.0 |
* John F Kennedy High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.